TKM Flashcards

1
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Compensation

A

Something given or received equivalent

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2
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Hookah

A

Tobacco pipe

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3
Q

Obstreperous

A

Noisy clamorous

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4
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Trousseau

A

An outfit for a bride

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5
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Jews harp

A

A small musical instrument

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6
Q

Mausoleum

A

A magnificent tomb

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7
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Peril

A

Exposure to injury

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8
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Degradation

A

Humiliation

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9
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Escapade

A

A reckless adventure

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10
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Philippic

A

A long bitter rant towards someone

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11
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Tirade

A

Long bitter rant towards a lot of people

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12
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Appalling

A

Causing dismay

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13
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Scuppernongs

A

Grapes

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14
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Habiliments

A

Clothes worn for profession

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15
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Mandrake roots

A

Object of many strange superstitions

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16
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Apothecary

A

A druggist; pharmacist

17
Q

Taciturn

A

Reserved in speech

18
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Collards

A

A variety of kale

19
Q

Veranda

A

Outdoor porch

20
Q

Predilection

A

A tendency to think favorably

21
Q

Indigenous

A

Native to an area

22
Q

Revelations

A

Sometimes revealed or disclosed

23
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Entailment

A

A necessary part of consequence

24
Q

Fractious

A

Readily angered

25
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Disapprobation

A

Disapproval

26
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Flivver

A

Automobile

27
Q

Ambrosia

A

A fruit dessert coconut and pineapple